Chapter 28 How can a husband’s authority be weak?

Qin Yuan and the two maids looked at each other, wondering what Gu Shiliu had said to make Lord Gu so angry.

She thought for a moment, then stood up and said, “Since the Marquis is awake, I’ll go over to see him and ask him if he wants to have dinner with me.”

Hongye chuckled.

Cui Ming asked, “What are you laughing at?”

“I don’t know how the Marquis can dine with the young lady.”

Qin Yuan couldn’t help but curl her lips. Although this excuse was a bit perfunctory, she had to go anyway.

Her husband had been in a coma for such a long time, and as a wife she had to go and ask about him and show her concern.

By the way, let me say something else.

In her previous life, she was not completely ignorant of what happened between Madam Zhao and Gu Jinghui.

Qin Wan couldn’t keep secrets and was used to being spoiled, so the whole city knew about it.

Every time her stepmother came to see her, she would complain.

She thought that Madam Zhao and Gu Jinghui had been in love for a long time. After Qin Wan exposed this, it became known to the whole city. Gu Jinghui decided to go all out and took Madam Zhao as his concubine.

Now it seems that it is not entirely true.

However, no matter what, if Gu Jinghui wanted to take a concubine, she didn’t mind, but it couldn’t be Madam Zhao.

She and Old Madam Gu shared the same view on this point.

Qin Yuan arrived outside the side room and asked, “Is my husband awake?”

“Awake.” Gu Jinghui’s voice was filled with unmistakable panic.

“Husband, can I come in and take a look?” Qin Yuan’s voice was so gentle that it was impossible to refuse.

Through the door, Gu Jinghui’s helpless reply came: “…Okay, okay.”

Qin Yuan pushed the door and walked in.

Gu Jinghui was seen lying on the bamboo couch with his bare chest, covered with a thin quilt. Broken porcelain pieces and tea stalks were scattered all over the blue brick floor, making it impossible to step.

Seeing her stunned look, Gu Jinghui hurriedly explained: “It wasn’t me, ahem, Sixteen just poured me some water and accidentally touched it. He is just clumsy and has been like this since he was a child. There is nothing I can do about it.”

The clumsy Gu Shiliu silently took on everything.

Qin Yuan covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said with a smile, “Of course I know it’s not the Marquis. Isn’t the Marquis still lying down to recuperate?”

Gu Shiliu: “…”

Gu Jinghui said: “Yes, yes, I…I…my injuries are only minor, don’t worry.”

Qin Yuan said, “I’m not worried. Doctor Li said that the Marquis is in good health and will be fine after three to five days of rest.”

Gu Jinghui’s eyes were full of disbelief, but he said, “Yes, do whatever you should do. I will return to the main room in a few days.”

Qin Yuan: “…”

Hongye had already asked someone to come in and clean up. The little maid skillfully gathered up the broken porcelain pieces and tea leaves on the ground, and wiped the floor again before she could step on it.

Qin Yuan walked in and saw that Gu Shiliu’s trouser legs were wet, so she said, “Why don’t we let Shiliu change his clothes? I heard from Hongye that he hasn’t eaten yet, so I’m afraid he’s hungry.”

Gu Jinghui said quickly: “Go, go quickly.”

Gu Shiliu quickly retreated.

Gu Jinghui added loudly: “Come back later.”

Qin Yuan understood that she hadn’t finished talking yet and was interrupted by him. “My Lord, do you want to have dinner with me?”

Gu Jinghui shook his head and said, “It’s not very convenient. Madam, please go back and have dinner first. When I get better, I will have dinner with you every day.”

Seeing that he was anxious to let her leave, Qin Yuan smiled and said, “Okay, Yuan’er will go back first. If my husband needs someone to feed him, just tell him.”

Gu Jinghui quickly explained: “I grew up in a military camp, I’m not that delicate. I was injured much more seriously before, and I had to ride on a horse and chase the enemy for hundreds of miles a day. I was raised like this just to prevent my mother from worrying. My mother was angry with me, but after I lay down for a long time, she was not so angry anymore, and she felt sorry for me instead.”

Qin Yuan suppressed her laughter and nodded, then continued, “I think my husband’s two adopted sons are better these past two days, and I haven’t seen Madam Zhao send anyone to look for them. My mother asked me to be the housekeeper with my sixth brother’s wife today. If Fengxuan Pavilion needs anything, just let me know, so that I can do it at my own convenience.”

After saying that, she glanced at Gu Jinghui’s expression and saw that he looked embarrassed, as if he didn’t want to mention it at all. Qin Yuan felt that her guess was almost right.

Gu Jinghui said with an unhappy look on his face: “No need, she is a guest living in Fengxuan Pavilion with her child, and her husband is my benefactor. Mother will be concerned and will never be without them.”

In his conversation, he never mentioned anything about Qin Yuan getting close to the two children again.

Qin Yuan said, “Then my husband, please take a rest first. I will go back to the main room and have lunch. I will also talk to my sixth brother and his wife.”

Gu Jinghui felt relieved and said quickly, “Then go and do your work. Don’t worry about me.”

Qin Yuan went out and told the maid outside: “Hurry up and bring a pot of tea that the Marquis likes to drink.”

Inside the house, Gu Jinghui smiled softly and whispered proudly, “Yuan’er is so considerate. She even said she doesn’t worry about me.”

After a while, Gu Shiliu, who had changed his clothes and eaten, came in with a lunch box and said, “Master, get up and eat.”

Gu Jinghui then stood up, put on his shirt, and stood in front of the table, moving his chopsticks quickly, obviously very hungry.

Gu Shiliu said, “Madam, Hongye has been asking me some of those questions. Would you like to find an opportunity to explain them to Madam?”

Gu Jinghui put down his chopsticks and asked in confusion, “What’s there to explain? I’m a decent person, and this is totally untrue. If I explain, won’t she want to find out everything about it in the future?”

Several lieutenant generals around him said that after getting married, one must not let the wife-in-law control one’s husband, otherwise the husband’s authority will be weakened and he will be on the verge of kneeling on the washboard.

Gu Jinghui picked up his chopsticks to pick up some food again and said proudly, “You don’t understand. There is a lot to learn from the way a couple get along.”

Gu Shiliu, who is not well-educated, said: “If Hongye asks, what should I say?”

He couldn’t hide, Hongye said, this was what the lady wanted to ask, and he was caught in the middle, feeling really embarrassed.

“You can say whatever you want.”

Gu Jinghui answered nonchalantly.

Gu Shiliu looked miserable…

Is there anything more difficult in the world than this?

Gu Shiliu had too much to say, so Gu Jinghui picked out a few things that he was concerned about and asked about them. Not long after, he put down his chopsticks and said, “Another person is here.”

Sure enough, after a while, the maid knocked on the door and said, “Madame Rong is here to see the Marquis.”

Gu Jinghui asked quietly: “Sixteen, what happened to the old lady?”

Gu Shiliu came to look for the Marquis as soon as he came back. He didn’t know anything and could only shake his head.

“Please come in, Madam Rong.”

Gu Jinghui raised his voice to give orders. He did not dare to neglect Rong Mama. Rong Mama had served Old Madam Gu for many years. Her son and grandson were in charge of the ancestral property of the Marquisate, and she was quite respectable in the Marquisate.

Rong Mama came in with a young maidservant who had just grown her hair, holding a food box, and said with a smile, “My Lord, are you feeling better? The old lady is worried about you, so she asked me to bring you some food.”

Gu Jinghui hurriedly asked Rong Mama to sit down, and he took the food box respectfully, saying, “I feel much better. Thank you for your concern, mother. Has your anger subsided?”

Rong Mama shook her head and nodded again, saying, “Originally, the old lady was still angry, but this morning when Madam went to pay respects, she had an argument with the Sixth Lady and the Seventh Miss, which calmed the old lady down. She even ate an extra bowl of rice and asked the old woman to bring someone to learn for the Marquis.”

(End of this chapter)